Chris Anderson

Do Unto Others... (VIDEO)

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact


Dennis Whittle

Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, said at the launch of the Charter for Compassion, "This is not about kumbaya

Colorado Sports Icons: Who Are The Greatest Colorado Athletes? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver


October 1, 2009 is official Joe Sakic Day in Colorado, so declared by Governor Ritter to honor the retired Avalanche legend, whose number 19 is being ...

Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

Should Internet Content Be Free? The Best Model to Save Newspapers, Books, and Music in the Digital Age

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media


Anis Shivani

How can we retain, even enhance, creativity in the digital age, taking advantage of near-zero costs of redistribution? Two recent books consider the question.

In Defense Of Free

Piers Fawkes | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business


Piers Fawkes

As a business owner who uses digital technology as the backbone of my business, I found Chris Anderson's latest book inspiring and useful.

The Wages of Mendacity

David O. Stewart | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media


David O. Stewart

Remember James Frey's "memoir" which turned out to be largely false? This month, the liars are back, and lying continues to be a winning strategy.

Clash of Titans: Anderson Vs. Gladwell

Charles Warner | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

After reading Gladwell's review (which, to Anderson's point and ironically, is free on the New Yorker's website), I got the distinct impression that Gladwell was being a little jealous and piqued.

A Great Debate About Ideas

Tim Berry | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


Tim Berry

In his book Free, Chris Anderson gathered the wood and laid out the fire by saying news, information, music, and films are going to be free.

Wired Editor Chris Anderson Admits Plagiarizing Wikipedia In New Book Free

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work. Chris ...

Pirates Have Boarded The Good Ship Europe: Will Music, Media and Movie Companies Walk The Plank?

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media


Nathan Hegedus

Pirates have been the scourge of the music and film industry for years, swapping and "stealing" songs and movies with no regard for the law. But now the pirates will be making the law.

Ted@State: A Trip To The Nation's Capitol

Adriana Dunn | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Adriana Dunn

The U.S. political system is no longer inaccessible and shrouded in secrecy. The prime example of this new attitude was yesterday's TED@State talk.

Wired Magazine Struggling Despite Editorial -- And Editor's -- Success

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media


The magazine has lost 50 percent of its ad pages so far this year, ranking among the worst off of the more than 150 monthly magazines measured by Medi...

TED - Day 1ch

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Steve Rosenbaum

At a time when ideas are needed to change the world, both the distribution and the wide interest in TED talks suggest that there is a hunger for knowledge, and an appetite for ideas.

"Wired" Harangue Spotlights Love/Hate Relationship Between Hacks, Flacks

New York Times | Andrew Adam Newman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Journalists often call publicists "flacks" and publicists call journalists "hacks," though rarely in earshot of one another. But the gloves came off l...